Table 3.
Postoperative complications
| Surgical complications | n (%) | Duration in days (Mean ± SD) |
| Fistula without surgical revision | 16 (48.5) | 46.9 ± 35.6 |
| Fistula with surgical revision | 8 (24.2) | 201.0 ± 170.9 |
| Esophagotracheal fistula | 1 (3.0) | – |
| Wound healing disorders | 14 (42.4) | – |
| Medical complications | n (%) | – |
| Pulmonary artery embolism | 1 (3.0) | |
| Stroke | 2 (6.1) | |
| Duration of inpatient stay | – | Duration in days (Mean ± SD) |
| 28.0 ± 16.1 | ||
| Duration of stay in intensive care unit | – | Duration in days (Mean ± SD) |
| 6.0 ± 5.8 | ||
| PEG Supply | n (%) | Duration in weeks (Mean ± SD) |
| Total | 28 (84.8) | 39.7 ± 20.8 |
| Before salvage surgery | 19 (57.6) | |
| At salvage surgery | 8 (24.2) | |
| After salvage surgery | 1 (3.0) | |
| Nutrition at last presentation | n = 32 (%) | – |
| Completely via PEG tube | 11 (34.4) | |
| Partially via PEG tube | 5 (15.6) | |
| Normal or soft food (= PEG removed) | 16 (50.0) |
PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy